How To Felt Beads with Alpaca

This year I bought with me bags of colorful alpaca fiber on our vacation to the Adirondacks after my sister-in-law inquired about making felted beads.Our adventures in making alpaca felted jewelry turned out to be quite entertaining especially after a few beers or glasses of wine.

Method:
To make beads is very simple.Pinch off some raw fiber, pour some warm soapy water on it and start gently rubbing in the palm of your hand to form a ball.(NOTE: learning to felt with wool is easier than alpaca for beginners)

Rolling Beads

As I had mentioned my sister-in-law makes beaded jewelry and here are some photos of the “Trix” necklace my mom had fun making.